Shloka 121
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
एवं सोमे तथा वायौ भूम्याकाशशरीरग: । सरागस्तत्र वसति गुणांस्तेषां समाचरन्
evaṃ some tathā vāyau bhūmyākāśaśarīragaḥ | sarāgas tatra vasati guṇāṃs teṣāṃ samācaran ||
اسی طرح سنہِتا کا جپ کرنے والا شخص، جب تک راگ (تعلّق) کے ساتھ ہو، چندرلوک، وایولوک، بھولोक اور انترِکش لوک کے لائق جسم اختیار کرکے وہاں رہتا ہے، اور ان جہانوں کے باشندوں کی خصوصیات و اوصاف کے مطابق عمل کرتا رہتا ہے۔
विरूप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even meritorious practice (such as japa/recitation) yields destinations shaped by one’s inner attachment: with rāga still present, one attains various realms and continues to mirror the guṇas (dispositions) prevalent there. The verse stresses that liberation requires purification from attachment, not practice alone.
Virūpa describes the post-mortem trajectory of a practitioner: the reciter, if still passionate/attached, takes on bodies appropriate to the lunar, airy, earthly, and mid-space realms, resides in them, and behaves according to the qualities of their inhabitants—illustrating a cosmological map tied to ethical psychology.